Mr Dookeran and the People’s Partnership should maintain their position on the Clico payment issue.Several months ago they were being advised by a former politician to institute legal proceedings against the Goverment to recover the money they lost under the Manning administration.

It is unfortunate that our gracious Prime Minister fell hook, line and sinker for Manning’s distraction ploy from the critical wire tapping issue and brought her personal business concerning her house into the parliament.

It was very interesting to hear MP Patricia McIntosh recently admonishing Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Anil Roberts during the debate on the Sick Children’s Fund and wondering what example was being set for the children who might have been viewing the proceedings.

At the start of the Christmas season I was surprised to see the price of Angostura’s rums go up again. I was just getting ready to soak fruits to make my Christmas fruit cake. With things so hard in the country, and less money to spend, I had to look for A less expensive rum this year.

“A picture is worth a thousand words” is an old profound saying. A recent photograph of Watson Duke and Peter Permell at a poorly attended PSA protest gathering surely raises more than a thousand questions.

North Korea attacked a South Korean island off the West Sea on November 23, firing artillery shells, killing two marines and two civilians and causing the devastation of the entire island. North Korea claimed that it responded to provocation by South Korea.

We publicly extend our thanks and gratitude to Police Officers Bernard and Mohammed of the Traffic Management Branch. One of our co-workers fell seriously ill on December 1, and on the way to seek medical care we encountered traffic.

Many of us who have had opportunities to make a difference soon realise that enterprise level and managerial support are needed to a great extent. Ultimately the goal of health services managers is to help maintain and enhance the health of the public.

The family of Michelle Samaroo thanks all the people who called and prayed for us during our time of bereavement. We also thank Cpl Burgess and PC Brebner for their assistance and devotion while we were searching for our beloved sister.

Ask most citizens of T&T what their primary concern is and they will say it’s security; not who is spying on whom or who owns what house. Since the People’s Partnership Government came into office, serious crime has continued unabated.